Remember big “Tu Tu Mein Mein” between Amar Singh and Shahrukh Khan. Yeah I loved it and would love shahrukh khan more for calling Amar Singh a “darindha”. I was just sick of seeing Amar Singh hanging to Amitabh Bachchan all the time and everywhere basically 24/7. But nothing changed, still Amar Singh is a pet dog to Amitabh Bachchan. I wonder what’s wrong with Amitabh’s brother or other family members, why can’t they company Amitabh instead of Amar Singh.
Anyway that’s not why I am writing this, it’s about the words Shahrukh Khan use to attack Amar Singh. If you remember he said “Mein Pathan ka bacha hu”, at that moment I thought what’s wrong with Shahrukh Khan why he is using such stupid childish words for a fight.
Well there’s a catch behind that, Shahrukh Khan’s father Taj Mohammed Khan was a freedom activist of Pathan background and Lateef Fatima (shahrukh mother), who was the daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan, who served as a General in the Indian National Army of Subash Chandra Bose. Shahrukh Khan is a mix of Rajput and Pathan, no wonder why he is so aggressive and smart.
Actually the whole point of telling this story is that I am a Hindu Punjabi of Janjua Rajput clan. I remember when my mother told me that we belong to Janjua clan, I started laughing (I was very young) and thought she is just fooling with this funny word. Today I feel very proud to be a Junjua Rajput after being done research on my tribe.
I have never heard Shahrukh Khan talking about his background or his parents, not even in his biography. Shahrukh and I are blood buddies – Janjua!
More about Janjua Rajputs:
The Janjua Rajput tribe are a branch of the ancient Pandava dynasty through the Valiant warrior hero Prince Arjun Pandav, who is the ancestor of the Janjua. Raja Dhrupet Dev Janjua ruled Mathura state in about 1150AD, rule of Mathura ended in 1195AD when Qutb-ud-din Aybak, the general of the Ghorid army, attacked Mathura and exiled the ruling royal family.
First Conversion of Hindu Janjua to Muslim:
Famous Janjua Sardar Raja Ajmal Dev Janjua embraced Islam in the 12th century and rose to become the next rising force of the Janjua Rajput. He followed the Islamic tradition of change of name after conversion and was then known as Raja Mal Khan. He was among the first Muslim Rajputs recorded in Indian history. This conversion was done before the armies of Shahabudin Ghauri entered into the Indian Plateau to conquer whilst he was very young in his teens and inclined towards Islamic philosophy of the Sufis brought by the Dervishes of the Chistiya order.
Janjua Residence:
Janjuas are spread throughout Punjab both in India and Pakistan.
There are Sikh, Muslim and Hindu Janjuas, the majority of Muslim Janjuas are in Pakistan and serve in the Military of Pakistan in large numbers.
Raja Bhir descendants reside primarily in Malot Chakwal and Jhelum holding some sub branches, such as Ranial Rajputs and Dhamial in Rawalpindi.
Raja Jodh descendants inhabit mainly the Jhelum region although some sub branches were displaced during the Sikh Conquest, migrating to Malowal and Gujar Khan.
Raja Kala Khan descendants inhabit the Kahuta region of Rawalpindi exclusively, with some residence also in Gujar Khan also.
Raja Khakha Khan descendants reside in the lower Jhelum Valley of Kashmir in Muzafferabad and Kot Khakha regions.
Raja Tanwali/Tanoli descendants reside in Mansehra, Hazara with some sub branches in Rawalpindi.
The Sikh Janjua Rajputs are in abundance in Hoshiarpur (my birth place), Faridkot, Kapurthalla and Fatehghar Sahib of Indian regions of Haryana in Punjab. Labh Janjua, the famous Punjabi mainstream folk singer is a Sikh Rajput from Fateghar Sahib. The Hindu Janjua Rajputs reside in the Indian Punjab region also, with some movements also to Delhi.
hello my dear janjua brother, which part of the world are you from?
well i am grand son of General Shahnawaz khan and Hail from Village Matore and decendent of Raja Kala Khan (Dada Pir Kala)
Hi Sheetal!
Are you from the UK? I am conducting some research into this illustrious tribe and am in need of some input from the Hindu Janjua Rajput side.
Help?
Hi Sheetal, its nice to hear that u2 are from my family of Janjuas.
Hi Sheetal,
I understand that all Rohillas,be they Hindu or Muslim, are Janjua Rajputs.I am a Hindu Rohilla and believe that SRK is my tribe as much as he is your’s.
However,I am finding it tough to convince my folks.I am trying to delve deep into our history.Will you or anyone out there help?
regards
ramesh rohilla
Hi Ramesh. Unfortunately Rohillas are in no way related to Janjuas. Rohillas are a distinct tribe in their own right with some Afghan connections.
SRK is not actually a Janjua Sheetal, his mother was adopted by a Janjua chieftain, Major General Shah Nawaz Khan. His name was later similarised for her son. Hope this clears some of the confusion here.
Hi Sheer e Janjua,
Thanx for the info.I got to know from the net that the Rohillas were the Shahi Hindu rulers of Afghanistan.The wikipedia informs that the Shahis were Janjuas.Some converted to Islam later on.So today, we have Hindu as well as Muslim Janjua Rajputs.Incidently,SRK is a Rohilla too,albeit, by adoption by Major General Shah Nawaz Khan , a Janjua chieftain as you inform.
Can you or anyone comment please?
hats incorrect. Rohillas were definitely not Hindu Shahi as the first dynasty was Turkic, 2nd was Brahmin whilst the 3rd was Janjua. There are many citations through research for this, however there isn’t any for the Rohilla that I have ever come across.
You also naively put ‘’some” converted to Islam. No my friend, the majority of the Janjua Rajputs today are undoubtedly Muslim, whilst Hindu and Sikhs as 2nd and 3rd groups. The Muslim, Sikh and Hindu branches are all still well acquainted and the ties are still blue and warm, so we dont let communal fascism bull get in between of our brethren bonds. You under estimate us Janjuas lol.
Shahrukh Khan is in no way a Rohilla and neither is there any evidence for this either.
I also think your a little confused about Rohilla origins. Rohilla was a term referred to all Pashtun Highlanders of Afghanistan at one stage in history. The current Afghan tribe of Rohilla Pathans are in fact a sub tribe of the famous Yusufzai Pashtun tribe.
It has been alluded (but to no proved effect) that they ”may” be related to the Rohillas of India, but this found no grounding and was rejected as quickly as it was mentioned.
You mention on one Rohilla talk group that some converted to Islam out of the Rohillas but most didnt and ”rightly so”. Im afraid if your thinking that you are related to the Afghan Yusufzais, you are in for shocking surprise as I know many Yusufzai’s and their chiefs and they openly state that the Rohilla Pashtuns are just named as such, and bare no relation to you. Rohilla pathans also claim the same origin and disclaim your claim (which as stated above was disproven very early on)
For more info see;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla